The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of Bovine Viral Diarrheavirus (BVDV) in grazing cattle without history of vaccination, in the province of SanPablo, Cajamarca, Peru. It was used 385 samples from the serum bank, collected in 2004.Samples were stratified in four age groups (2 to <6, 6 to <12, 12 to <24, and >24 months)and by sex. The detection of antibodies against BVDV was done by the viral neutralizationtest. The 27.0 ± 4.4% (104/385) of samples had antibodies against BVDV, and withoutstatistical difference due to age or sex; however, 71.2 ± 8.7% (47/66) of animals between 12 and 24 months of age showed antibody titres between 128 and >256. It was concludedthat the BVDV is present with a low seroprevalence in the cattle population of San Pabloprovince, Cajamarca.

El objetivo del presente estudio fue determinar la seroprevalencia del virus de la Diarrea Viral Bovina (VDVB) en bovinos criollos de crianza extensiva, sin historia de vacunación, en la provincia de San Pablo, Cajamarca. Se emplearon 385 muestras del banco de sueros, colectadas en el 2004. Las muestras se estratificaron en cuatro grupos etarios (2 a <6, 6 a <12, 12 a <24 y >24 meses) y por sexo. La detección de anticuerpos contra el VDVB se hizo mediante la prueba de neutralización viral. El 27.1 ± 4.4% (104/385) de los bovinos presentó anticuerpos contra el VDVB indistintamente del grupo etario o sexo; sin embargo, el 71.2 ± 8.7% (47/66) de los animales entre 12 y 24 meses de edad presentaron títulos de anticuerpos entre 128 a >256. Se concluye que el VDVB está presente con una prevalencia baja en la población de bovinos de la provincia de San Pablo.

The aim of this study was the molecular characterization of segment 4 of the lake tilapia virus (TiLV) detected in farmed tilapia from the departments of Piura (Coast) and San Martín (Jungle) in an outbreak that occurred in 2017-2018. During this outbreak, 26 TiLV positive samples were obtained and five of them were selected. The diagnosis of these samples was carried out through a nested RT-PCR with primers directed to segment 3 and the PCR products were sequenced. For the amplification and analysis of segment 4 of the TiLV genome, an RT-PCR was performed where specific primers were designed. The sequencing was done by Macrogen (South Korea), by bidirectional sequencing using the automated Sanger method. The phylogenetic analysis was carried out from the aligned sequences by means of the Neighbor-Joining (NJ) method and the hypothetical protein characteristics of the gene was carried o...

The aim of this study was the molecular characterization of segment 4 of the lake tilapia virus (TiLV) detected in farmed tilapia from the departments of Piura (Coast) and San Martín (Jungle) in an outbreak that occurred in 2017-2018. During this outbreak, 26 TiLV positive samples were obtained and five of them were selected. The diagnosis of these samples was carried out through a nested RT-PCR with primers directed to segment 3 and the PCR products were sequenced. For the amplification and analysis of segment 4 of the TiLV genome, an RT-PCR was performed where specific primers were designed. The sequencing was done by Macrogen (South Korea), by bidirectional sequencing using the automated Sanger method. The phylogenetic analysis was carried out from the aligned sequences by means of the Neighbor-Joining (NJ) method and the hypothetical protein characteristics of the gene was carried o...

The present research aimed at the biochemical characterization and molecular identification of pathogenic strains of Aeromonas sp, isolated from juvenile rainbow trout with clinical signs compatible with aeromoniasis in six fish farms in Junín (2), Pasco (2), Cajamarca (1) and Ancash (1), Peru. In total, 60 juvenile trout of 4-5 months were selected, with suggestive signs of outbreaks of aeromoniasis between 2017 and 2018. Euthanasia and necropsy were performed and the external and internal lesions present were recorded. Bacterial isolation of spleen and anterior kidney samples was carried out on TSA and GSP agar for 24-48 hours at 25 °C, bacterial colonies were characterized by biochemical tests and identified by conventional PCR using specific primers of the 16S rRNA gene (Aeromonas spp.), fstA (A. salmonicida) and gyrB (A. hydrophila), and sequencing was performed and confirmed by B...